Mark Zuckerberg
Instagram to start parent alerts for teen suicide, self-harm searches as Meta trials continue
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., exits Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images Instagram said Thursday that it will alert parents when teens repeatedly search for suicide and self-harm terms as parent company Meta comes under scrutiny […]
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National Parent Teacher Association breaks ties with Meta amid child-safety trials
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves the Federal Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles after defending the company in a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles, United States, on February 19, 2026. Jon Putman | Anadolu | Getty Images The National Parent Teacher Association is splitting with Meta as the social media giant’s high-profile child-safety […]
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Privacy is at the center of child safety accusations against Apple and Meta. Here’s why
Meta CEO. Mark Zuckerberg and Apple Inc. CEO, Tim Cook. Jon Putman | Anadolu | Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tech’s child safety record is under a microscope. In legal proceedings spanning California, New Mexico and West Virginia this week, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Apple CEO Tim Cook are facing questions about […]
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Walmart earnings, Fed meeting minutes, Zuckerberg’s testimony and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Thursday. My spin class soundtrack of mainly Kesha’s music last night was more evidence that the 2016 aesthetic is back. Stock futures are lower this morning. The three major indexes are coming off a winning session. Here are five key things […]
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in LA social media safety trial
Arda Kucukkaya | Anadolu | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to testify on Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court as part of a landmark trial about social media and safety that’s being likened to the industry’s “Big Tobacco” moment. The trial, which began in late January, centers on a young woman who […]
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Meta expands Nvidia deal to use millions of AI chips in data center build-out, including standalone CPUs
Meta’s 5-gigawatt Hyperion data center under construction in Richland Parish, Louisiana, Jan. 9, 2026. Courtesy of Meta Meta will use millions of Nvidia chips in its artificial intelligence data centers, including Nvidia’s new standalone CPUs and next-generation Vera Rubin systems, in a sweeping new deal announced Tuesday. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a statement […]
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Palantir moving its headquarters from Denver to Miami
Alex Karp, Palantir CEO, joins CNBC’s ‘Squawk on the Street’ on June 5, 2025. CNBC Palantir is relocating its headquarters to Miami from Denver, the company announced Tuesday in a post on social media platform X. The software analytics firm is the latest big business to migrate to South Florida as executives seek to transform […]
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Instagram chief likens social media addiction to being hooked on a Netflix show in trial testimony
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri testifies at a U.S. Senate hearing in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 8, 2021. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Instagram chief Adam Mosseri said Wednesday during testimony in a high-profile social media trial that he thinks there can be problematic usage of social media, but does not think it constitutes […]
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Meta starts big week in court, with opening arguments beginning in New Mexico, LA trials
This photo illustration created on Jan. 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C., shows an image of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, and an image of the Meta logo. Drew Angerer | AFP | Getty Images Meta is back in court, but this time it’s a lone defendant. Opening arguments begin on Monday in a high-profile trial […]
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Elon Musk wants to be a trillionaire — here’s how SpaceX may get him there
Elon Musk’s journey to becoming the world’s first trillionaire will likely be powered by rockets rather than cars, as SpaceX now accounts for nearly two-thirds of the Tesla CEO’s wealth. Musk became the first person ever to top the $800 billion mark this week, with his net worth now around $845 billion, according to Forbes. […]
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